The title says it all. It's also the reason why I suck at updating. But I'll try to recap as much as I can of what's been going on in the past month or so. So besides stressing out over apartment hunting (which I've been doing for several months already), I was also on a mission to learn how to cook and be the best gosh darn cook. Ok maybe not the best, but good enough to prove to Russell that I could cook since my previous attempts were not so impressive. Plus I got to prepare for being a wifey!! And as the saying goes, the best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. I had my trusty ol' friend Yubee (or as I call her, Iron Chef Bee) use her cooking magic on me.
Chef Bee teaching me how to make breaded baked chicken & pasta (I mostly watched lol)
.... and voilà! Dinner is served =)
Finally got to have a 3-way skype date with Sarah (well I guess 4 if you include Broadway). Miss this girl like crazy :(
I also played tourist and did some sight-seeing with Russell & his friend who was visiting.
Makapuu!
Had a sunset BBQ at the park with my sis Tiffany & her bf Ian.
Got to show off my cooking "skills" and made basil chicken. I guess Yubee's cooking magic worked because my chicken was a hit.
So was my easy peasy pasta salad :D
Found these Hello Kitty Doc Martens shoes while passing through Nordstrom. Although I am a HK fanatic, I definitely would not wear these. But I thought it was cool that Doc Martens make Hello Kitty mary janes!! I think I would of wore these back in elementary school day (which btw, I use to sport Doc Martens.. super comfy!).
Went on another island adventure with Russ & his friend. Took him to the infamous, Giovanni's Shrimp Truck. Never knew the lines were this long.
30 min later... we got our shrimp. All 3 flavors. Was it worth the wait? Sure if it's your first time. Would I do it again? Probably not.
Happy shrimp lovers.
Also celebrated my sister's 22nd birthday at Benihana. This was actually bday dinner #1.
Bday dinner #2 was at Wolfgang's Steakhouse.. one of my favs.
My sister looking posh as always ;) Btw, this jacket totally reminds of Rachel Zoe.
So Yubee was suuuper awesome and helped me do some home shopping because.....WE GOT THE PLACE!!!!!!!
Well me & Russ that is. Yes, it's official, I am MOVING OUT. Never thought I'd say those 2 words haha. ROSS is awesome for home shopping. Btw, Bee & I had to lugg all that stuff to her apt which is like a 15 min walk. Yeah, not fun!! But got a good work out at least?
After lugging around like 50 lbs worth of stuff, we decided to reward ourselves to a nice dinner in downtown. Got all dressed up (finally put my lace leggings to use) and had a romantic dinner for 2 at one of my fav restaurant's Du Vin.
We were feeling a little frisky and ordered some baked oysters... so yummy ♥
Was keeping Bee a lot of company since her BF was away for a month in training. On a random Saturday night, we decided to take an adventure through Waikiki at 1am. Where did we end up at? Mickey D's. How sad right? Oh well, we burned it off anyways by dancing the night away~
So since we got the place, Russ & I have been busy getting it ready & moving stuff in. Russ and his friend installed a 47" flat screen tv to the wall... the finishing product looks very nice. Pic will be up later ;) We have yet to finish moving everything, but I will say.. I'm loving it more and more!
This is Russell and our friend's daughter. She likes him :) This pic makes me go "awwww."
I know I shouldn't be shopping, but found these cute Kathy Van Zeeland flats at ROSS. Seriously, cutest thing everrr and soooo comfortable. $25... a steal right? I love pairing these with like a non-printed summer dress.. loves it!
Got a crate full cleaning products from one of my kiddie's mom... isn't that so thoughtful? What's even greater is that they are Method cleaning products so they are good for the environment ♥ and better yet, non-toxic so kid-friendly!!
Super random, but I went to the Justin Beiber concert. Took these 2 kids and felt like a major teeny bopper. Despite being surrounded by little teenage girls swooning & crying over JB, I had fun. In fact, I have more respect for JB cause he is one very talented kid.
I know you can't tell, but that's Justin Beiber. And no I do not have Beiber fever.
Yesterday I had to go to one of my kid's bday party. Thankfully Sascha tagged along with me. Did not take any pictures. But I did take a pic of this yumtastic cream puff & strawberry cream soda from Cafe Laufer.
You're probably wondering why I have a picture of a pizza & a Chuck E Cheese cup. Well I had to go to ANOTHER birthday (same child) at Chuck E Cheese. Haven't been there since I was a wee little kid.. but I was def looking forward to the pizza. Russ was a great sport and came with me to the party :D
Chuck E Cheese has def changed from back in my time lol. I thought it was cool that they had a ticket blaster for the birthday girl or boy. It's like those game shows where the money is blowing and you have to grab as much as you can. In this case, it was tickets.
After the party, Russ and I did some home shopping and then headed back to our place to do some cleaning & organizing. He also took a little nap on our new bed!! So happy it is finally here :) For dinner, we went to Gyu-Kaku (another fav) and ordered up a storm. Tried their new beer battered fries w/wasabi mayo. It pretty good & very crispy.
It's been a crazy couple months. Still have so much to do!! PLUS I got to plan & get ready for my Japan trip end of this month!!!!!! I am so excited you don't even know. Lots to plan & do!! Got to get on it.
